This painting is actually a study of “Surrender To the Feminine” by my teacher Paul Heussenstamm. This was the first of his paintings that I fell in love with, and he encouraged me to paint my own... Not until years later did I feel I had the confidence to try. It was all done visually and with hand tools: no computer aids or tracing. It has been a great learning experience and confidence builder ~ I’m quite pleased with the outcome!